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The Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) mark is a trademark of the Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. (CCE).
CCE and NBCC® are registered trade and service marks of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
APPLICATION PACKAGE
The Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. (CCE) values diversity.
There are no barriers to certification on the basis of
gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL ............................................................................................................... 3
What is a Global Career Development Facilitator?................................................................................... 3
GCDF Scope of Practice ............................................................................................................................. 3
ABOUT THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL ............................................................................................................... 4
Core competency ...................................................................................................................................... 4
GCDF-CA ETHICS POLICIES ............................................................................................................................ 5
GCDF-CA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................... 6
Education and Experience ......................................................................................................................... 6
Training ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
APPLYING FOR THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL ................................................................................................... 7
The Application Process ............................................................................................................................ 7
Submitting the Application ....................................................................................................................... 7
MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION ...................................................................................................................... 8
GCDF-CA Recertification Requirements .................................................................................................... 8
Fees and Credential Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 9
GCDF-CA APPLICATION FORM .................................................................................................................... 10
General Information ............................................................................................................................... 10
Education and Experience ....................................................................................................................... 11
Training ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Professional Credentials ......................................................................................................................... 12
Professional Associations ........................................................................................................................ 12
Ethics Certification and Attestation ........................................................................................................ 13
Applicant Certification and Agreement/Release Authorization ............................................................. 14
EXPERIENCE FORM ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Employer Verification Information ......................................................................................................... 15
PAYMENT VOUCHER ................................................................................................................................... 16
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
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ABOUT THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL
WHAT IS A GLOBAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR?
The Global Career Development Facilitator-Canada (GCDF-CA) credential designates individuals who
work in a variety of career development settings as having met the requirements set forth by the Center
for Credentialing & Education, Inc. (CCE®) for the GCDF-CA certification. GCDFs may serve as:
Career group facilitators
Job search trainers
Career resource centre coordinators
Career coaches
Human resource career development coordinators
Intake interviewers
Career development case managers
Employment/placement specialists
Occupational and labour market information resource persons
Workforce development personnel
GCDF SCOPE OF PRACTICE
The GCDF Scope of Practice includes the following:
Using basic helping skills during all client interactions
Understanding the career facilitation process
Researching the labour market and understanding occupational information and trends
Assisting clients in finding and using current resources
Comprehending and using career development computer resources
Administering and scoring career development assessments with proper training
Recognizing the special needs of various groups and adapting services to meet their needs
Following the ethical standards for career development facilitators
Knowing current legislation and regulations affecting employment
Understanding career development theories, models, and techniques
Facilitating job search strategies and placement techniques
Preparing and delivering materials for training programs and presentations on how to access
career information and how to effectively interview for a job
Understanding career development programs
Working as a liaison in collaborative relationships with career counsellors and other
professionals
Marketing and promoting career development programs
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ABOUT THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL
CORE COMPETENCIES
1. Helping Skills – Basic career facilitating processes, including productive interpersonal
relationships
2. Labour Market Information and Resources – Labour market and occupational information
and trends
3. Assessment – Both formal and informal career development assessments, with emphasis on
relating appropriate career development assessments to the population served
4. Diverse Populations – Studies covering the special needs of various groups, as well as how
to adapt services to meet those needs
5. Ethical and Legal Issues – Studies on the GCDF Code of Ethics and current legislative
regulations
6. Career Development Models – Career development theories, models, and techniques as
they apply to lifelong development, gender, age, and ethnic background
7. Employability Skills – Job search strategies and placement techniques, especially in work
with groups
8. Training Clients and Peers – Preparing and developing materials for training programs and
presentations
9. Program Management/Implementation – Studies covering career programs and their
implementation, and working as a liaison in collaborative relationships
10. Promotion and Public Relations – Marketing and promoting career development programs
11. Technology – The understanding and use of career development computer applications
12. Consultation – Accept suggestions for performance improvement from consultants and
supervisors
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GCDF-CA ETHICS POLICIES
GCDF-CA applicants and credential holders are responsible for ensuring that their behaviour adheres to
the standards identified in the GCDF Code of Ethics.
An applicant must complete all portions of the GCDF-CA application, including the Ethics Certification
and Attestation and the Applicant Certification and Agreement/Release Authorization forms.
Application disclosures and other ethics matters are reviewed in accordance with GCDF-CA procedures.
Disclosures do not automatically render an individual ineligible for certification. GCDF-CA reserves the
right to deny eligibility based on an ethics disclosure. Application fees are not refundable when an
application is rejected.
The Credential Eligibility Policy Relating to Criminal or Lesser Offense Convictions and Other Disciplinary
Matters, the GCDF Ethics Case Procedures and the GCDF Code of Ethics are available for your review on
the CCE web site at http://www.cce-global.org/Prof/Ethics
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GCDF-CA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
To qualify for GCDF-CA certification, an applicant must satisfy certain educational and career
development work experience requirements. The following table identifies the minimum work
experience accepted for certification relative to the highest completed educational degree of the
applicant.
Education1 Experience2
Graduate Degree 1,400 hours
Bachelor’s Degree 2,800 hours
Associate’s Degree 4,200 hours
High School Diploma/GED 5,600 hours
With respect to these requirements, applicants must:
1. Submit complete and accurate documentation of the highest level of education completed.
Acceptable documents include copies of diploma, transcript, or verification letter from the
educational institution. Please note that copies of “web-printed transcripts” will not be
accepted.
AND
2. Verify that the specified number of work experience hours related to career development and
the GCDF-CA competencies have been completed.
TRAINING
In addition to the education and experience requirements identified above, applicants must also
complete at least 200 hours of training in the 12 GCDF competencies from a CCE-Approved Training
Provider. A copy of the training certificate of completion must be submitted with the application.
Currently, all applicants applying for the Canada-specific GCDF credential must complete the GCDF-CA
specific core competency training from an approved training provider. For applicants who wish to
obtain the GCDF-CA, but have completed the training from an international CCE-approved GCDF training
provider (e.g., GCDF-US), please contact the GCDF-CA Program Administrator for further information.
1 Degrees must be from a postsecondary educational institution or program accredited by an accrediting agency. 2 Please note that GCDF-CA training hours cannot be used to fulfill this work experience requirement; however, qualifying experience hours accrued prior to completing the GCDF-CA training will be accepted.
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APPLYING FOR THE GCDF-CA CREDENTIAL
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications are reviewed in the order of receipt; results will be sent via mail, within eight (8) weeks
of receipt of application. Failure to include all required items (correctly completed) will result in the
need for additional reviews. Each subsequent review will take up to eight weeks from the date of
document receipt.
We ask that applicants not call to confirm receipt of application as time spent answering these inquiries
slows the review process.
If additional documentation is needed for your GCDF-CA application, GCDF-CA will contact you with
details regarding the documentation needed and the deadline for submission. GCDF-CA reserves the
right to request clarifying information as needed.
If you have specific questions regarding the GCDF-CA application and certification, contact Life
Strategies Ltd., GCDF-CA program administrator, at 604-856-2386 or info@lifestrategies.ca
Life Strategies Ltd.
26907 26th Avenue
Aldergrove, BC V4W 4A4
Information about all of the credentials offered by CCE is available at www.cce-global.org.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
Applications must include the application fee. The application fee for GCDF-CA Certification is $100.00
CAD for non-instructors and $50.00 CAD for instructors. The application fee is non-refundable and non-
transferable. Submission of an application fee does not guarantee the GCDF-CA credential will be
granted.
Please use the most current application.
All forms must include original signatures in blue ink. Photocopied, emailed, or faxed signatures
will not be accepted.
We recommend that all application materials be submitted to the program partner in one
package.
We recommend making copies of all application materials before submitting the originals.
Review the checklist on the payment voucher to ensure your package is complete before
sending.
Mail your application package to GCDF-CA.
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MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION
GCDF-CA RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
GCDF-CA certification must be renewed every five (5) years. GCDF-CA will mail each credential holder a
recertification form approximately eight (8) weeks before the certification expiration date. GCDF-CA
recognizes a variety of continuing education activities that are clearly outlined in the recertification
standards available on the CCE web site at http://www.cce-global.org/GCDF/CA/Maintain
In order to maintain certification, a credential holder must satisfy the following GCDF recertification
requirements:
1. Complete 75 continuing education hours within the GCDF-CA competencies. Of the 75 required
continuing education hours, up to 15 continuing education hours may involve educational
activities in topics outside the 12 competency areas but related to career development, and
subject to GCDF-CA review and approval. GCDF-CA reserves the exclusive right to evaluate all
education hours, and at its sole discretion, may deny credit for any hours that fail to meet GCDF
requirements. Credential holders will be notified when continuing education hours are reduced
or denied, including a statement indicating the basis for such action. Each year a random
sample of 10 percent of all recertification packages will be audited. If selected for audit, GCDF-
CA will require copies of course attendance certificates and/or other continuing education
documentation as part of this review;
AND
2. Accept and Sign an Ethics Certification and Attestation Agreement.
Credential holders who do not receive a GCDF recertification notice one month before the certification
expiration date should contact GCDF-CA immediately. If the program partner does not receive a signed
recertification form and annual maintenance fee payment by the specified due date, the applicant
certification will expire. A credential holder whose certification expires due to failure to satisfy the
recertification requirements by the specified date will be prohibited from using the GCDF certification.
In order to be reinstated to active certification status, an expired credential holder must submit a GCDF
Reinstatement Application and documentation of 75 continuing education hours, as well as pay a
reinstatement fee and the past due fee(s) balance. It is the expectation of GCDF-CA that all submitted
recertification materials will be complete and on time. Incomplete packets and/or late submissions are
subject to late and/or administrative fees.
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FEES AND CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Currently, the annual maintenance fee for certificate
holders is $25.00 CAD. GCDF-CA will send credential holders an annual statement and GCDFs must
remit the fee by the due date to maintain certification.
GCDF-CA will mail each credential holder an annual maintenance fee notice approximately six (6) weeks
before the certification anniversary date. For example, a credential holder with a recertification date of
June 30 will receive his/her annual maintenance fee notice by May 15. Credential holders must remit
the annual maintenance fee by the specified due date in order to maintain active status.
Credential holders who do not receive an annual maintenance fee notice at the appropriate time should
contact the program partner immediately. If the program partner does not receive a credential holder’s
annual maintenance fee by the specified due date, his/her certification will become inactive. Credential
holders who become inactive due to non-payment of the annual fee will be prohibited from using the
GCDF-CA certification. In order to be reinstated to active certification status, an inactive credential
holder must submit a GCDF-CA Reinstatement Application, and pay a reinstatement fee, as well as the
past due fee(s) balance.
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
Mail completed application packet and payment to Page 10 Life Strategies Ltd.
26907 26th Avenue
Aldergrove, BC V4W 4A4
GCDF-CA APPLICATION FORM PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLUE INK
GENERAL INFORMATION
First Name:
Middle Initial:
Last Name:
Previous
Name(s):
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Province /
Territory:
Country: Canada
Home
Telephone:
Business
Telephone
Ext:
Fax:
E-mail:
Check here if you do NOT want your contact information and e-mail address shared
CCE / Life Strategies may publish the credential holder’s name, location, and e-mail
address on the CCE / Life Strategies web site and will be sending
updates/correspondence via e-mail in the near future. Please check if you do NOT
want your e-mail address published.
The following information is optional; CCE collects this information for statistical purposes.
Gender: Male Female
Date of Birth: (dd/mm/yyyy)
I am applying
as a/an:
Instructor applicant ($50.00 application fee) 3
Non-instructor applicant ($100.00 application fee)
3 Instructor applicants must be already GCDF-CA certified and have completed the GCDF-CA Instructor Training Program
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
Mail completed application packet and payment to Page 11 Life Strategies Ltd.
26907 26th Avenue
Aldergrove, BC V4W 4A4
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Applicants must submit an accurate and complete copy of the diploma or transcript for the highest educational
level completed.
Circle highest level completed:
High School College/University Graduate School
8 9 10 11 12 GED 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Name and Location (City and Province/Territory) of Institution Dates
Attended
Highest Degree
Completed
High School
College/University
Graduate Program
Professional Career Development Experience (Experience must be verified on the Experience Form)
Qualifying Work Experience
Date
Employed
Total
Hours
Total Experience Hours
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
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TRAINING Completion of GCDF-CA Core Competency Training Program or Instructor Training Program
Name and Address
of Training Institution
Hours
Completed
Date of Training
(mm/yyyy)
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Please list all current professional and occupational licenses, certifications, registrations, and other
credentials.
Professional and occupational licenses, certifications, registrations Province Credential
Number
Expiration
Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Please list all current professional associations and/or memberships.
Associations and Memberships Membership Number Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
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26907 26th Avenue
Aldergrove, BC V4W 4A4
ETHICS CERTIFICATION AND ATTESTATION
You must respond to each statement
1. I understand that I am required to report in writing any changes concerning my responses to this
application to GCDF-CA within sixty (60) days.
Yes
No
2. I agree to act in accordance with the CCE policies including the GCDF Ethics Case Procedures and
the GCDF Code of Ethics.
Yes
No
3. I have specifically identified to GCDF-CA all professional and occupational licenses and
credentials.
Yes
No
4. My past record is free of any charge or complaint related to governmental, regulatory, or
professional organizations.
Yes
No
5. My past record is free of any charge or violation of any criminal or legal matter.
Yes
No
Note: Please provide a complete, detailed explanation of the circumstances related to “No” responses in items d
or e above. You should also provide copies of the final disposition(s). Place the materials in a sealed envelope
marked “ETHICS” and return with your application. Failure to provide required information will delay the
processing of your application.
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
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Aldergrove, BC V4W 4A4
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT/RELEASE AUTHORIZATION
I certify that the information provided in this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I
agree that GCDF-CA has the right to contact any person or organization in reviewing this application and
I authorize the release of any information requested by GCDF-CA to verify the accuracy of information
provided. I further agree that GCDF-CA has the right to communicate with pertinent organizations
about this application.
I understand that credentialing through CCE depends on my fulfillment of all required criteria including
compliance with the GCDF Code of Ethics. I understand that GCDF-CA certification does not create
membership or other similar rights with CCE including the right to use CCE trademarks. I agree to
comply with all GCDF-CA policies including my use of CCE designation marks.
I understand that certification through GCDF-CA is personal to me and may not be transferred to
another individual or group. I also understand that any certification granted by GCDF-CA does not
represent licensure or other authorization to practice business activities for a fee or otherwise. I release
GCDF-CA and its representatives from all liability and claims arising from any occupational activity.
I agree to provide the program partner with written notice within sixty (60) days of my knowledge the
following:
Any home or business address, telephone or email change
Any modifications to this application
Any formal charge or complaint related to a criminal or legal action
Any other charge or complaint by a regulatory or professional organization related to my
practice
Any other court or governmental matter related to my occupational practice
I understand that professional biographical data and credential data is considered to be public information.
I further agree that for research and statistical purposes only, data resulting from my participation in the
GCDF-CA credentialing process may be used. I understand that all application materials become the
property of GCDF-CA and that neither the originals nor photocopies will be returned.
In the event that my credential has a special sanction, I agree to comply with all directives of the GCDF
ethics office or authorized personnel.
Applicants’ Signature:
Date:
ORIGINAL SIGNATURES IN BLUE INK ONLY - COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
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EXPERIENCE FORM
Applicant’s Name
Applicants’ Signature:
Date:
ORIGINAL SIGNATURES IN BLUE INK ONLY - COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
This form is required for GCDF-CA applicants; applications cannot be submitted without this form. It
should be completed by the applicant’s current or previous employer who can attest to the number of
hours the applicant has spent in work directly related to career development tasks. Please complete the
Employer Verification Information below and return it to the applicant.
EMPLOYER VERIFICATION INFORMATION
Supervisor’s Name:
Supervisor’s Title:
Organization
Telephone:
Ext:
Applicant’s Position / Title
Dates of Applicant’s
Employment
Start Date:
MM/DD/YYY
End Date:
MM/DD/YYYY
Work Experience:
Briefly identify and describe
all work experience related
to career development
services and the GCDF-CA
competency areas, and
indicate the total qualifying
experience hours completed
during this employment
IF A JOB DESCRIPTION OR FURTHER DETAILS ARE ATTACHED, THE SUPERVISOR MUST SIGN THE ATTACHMENT.
Total Hours Specific to
Career Development
Supervisor’s Signature:
Date:
ORIGINAL SIGNATURES IN BLUE INK ONLY - COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
GCDF-CA APPLICATION
THIS FORM MAY NOT BE FAXED OR EMAILED
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PAYMENT VOUCHER
Applicant’s Name:
Home Telephone:
Business Telephone:
Ext:
Amount Due
Select one
GCDF-CA Application Fee Non-instructor ($100.00)
GCDF-CA Instructor Application Fee Instructor ($50.00)
Subtotal:
Tax (5%)
Total:
Method of Payment
Select one
Cheque (Payable to Life Strategies Ltd.)
Credit Card (Select one)
Credit Card Information
Visa Master Card
Name on Card:
Card Number:
Exp. Date:
MM/YY
Signature:
ORIGINAL SIGNATURES IN BLUE INK ONLY - COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Notes:
By submitting this form, you consent to Life Strategies Ltd. processing your GCDF-CA application
fees in accordance with GCDF-CA policies
All fees must be paid in CAD dollars and are non-refundable
After GCDF-CA receives your completed Application Form, it will be reviewed within eight (8)
weeks
You will be notified in writing of your status and informed if further information is needed
GCDF-CA holds applications open for three (3) years. During that time, applicants have the
opportunity to rectify any deficiencies concerning their applications
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